Air Force destroys barges of stolen oil

The Air Force has destroyed barges containing stolen oil products at Adokiakiri community in Niger Delta.

Spokesman Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the illegal oil barges and storage facilities were spotted by NAF EC-135 Helicopter during an armed reconnaissance mission on Sunday.

He said the barges were destroyed.

The director said NAF remained resolute in making oil theft and bunkering unprofitable.